Making the Best of Arthritis

The Europeans have it all figured out. At the first sign of any aches, they don’t take to bed with a bottle of Aleve. No, they head for the thermae of Italy, the baden...

Develop an Attitude of Gratitude

How to diffuse anxiety and negativity in 2020 Each January we swear to ourselves that this year will be different. That is we stock up on self-help books and...
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Wheat No More

Nutritionists first suggested avoiding foods with gluten when it started to become known that they were harmful to people with Celiac disease. Indeed, medical researchers discovered that when glutens are ingested, this serious autoimmune...

Forget Me Not

Tips to Fight Cognitive Decline from a Brain Scientist Many moons ago, around this time when my three kids were on vacation from school, I took them on one...

It’s NOT All in Your Head

Panic attacks are a very real fear of losing your mind. We've all had them. Panic attacks, that is! Those sudden, intense episodes of fear or dread,...

 Recipes for Success

An Emmy- award winning chef on our right to rest and recover I must admit that I love to interview celebrity chefs. You see, of all my talents I...

Waiting to Inhale

The first time I ever came face to face with asthma was when my daughter, Elise, was in ninth grade and I got an urgent call from the nurse’s office. “Mrs. Michael, please come...
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Boning up on Arthritis

Years ago, in Morocco to write a travel story, I rode my first camel. Who knew that those stubborn, one-humped Dromedaries don’t simply sit to let you dismount—they lunge forward. And so,...

Thinner for (Holiday) Dinner

Next week brings us Passover and Easter. And just these two holidays alone can spell diet disaster. If you’ve ever eaten matzoh, you know that it stays in your system for all eight days,...

Triumph Over Adversity

A story of courage, hope and determination  When a topic comes across my desk that involves overcoming serious challenges to ultimately triumph over adversity, I jump at the chance...